Question

Something that is tangential to getting good results:

a. drinking tea
b. proper planning
c. paying attention
d. working hard

a. drinking tea?
Ms. Sue
Check this definition.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/tangential

Kelsey
paying attention?
drwls
Correct, the other three methods are effective and relevant, and NOT tangential
Kelsey
Can you please explain to me how drinking tea is "effective and relevant" to getting good results? I don't understand.
bobpursley
It is a very lousy question. Tangential has various definitions. See that dictionary link. If you use def 3, you are right, drink tea.
Most of us Math geeks prefer tangential to mean along the same direction, so I would have chosen Planning. But working hard, and paying attention also are related to that.

So the different answer is drinking tea, and using def 3.

Bad, Bad Question.
Kelsey
That's what I was thinking

Thank you
drwls
You misread my answer
Kelsey
You must have missed my second response. I changed my answer, therefore I assumed you were responding to that.